“Back to the Future Day” on October 21, 2015, came and went without any signs of a truly functional hoverboard. But that didn’t stop Santa Barbara County’s Trikke Tech from unleashing its newest model, Freedom, a three-wheeled electric bike that its inventors hope will become the urban “car” of the future.

Gildo Beleski seemed to ski down a Buellton street. He leaned far to the right, then to the left, but never lost his balance.
He did it on three wheels.
The 50-year-old Buellton resident developed the Trikke – a special three-wheeled bike. Riders stand on it, placing each foot on a ski-like platform. Each has a rear wheel, and the platforms are connected at the front wheel.

Trikke has been designing street-carving three-wheelers (and defying English spelling conventions) for 15 years. Its all-new Freedom adds an affordable electric drive to that mix. The sub-US$1,000 electric vessel relies on Trikke’s signature cambering frame to turn motor propulsion into a quick, surfy ride on road and concrete.

FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) showcased several vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show this year in a special show preview, and one of them was an unusual personal mobility tricycle of sorts – a stand-up electrically powered trike, and for all of you Mopar® fans who don’t want to or can’t afford to spend the big bucks to own a, fully restored, collectable Dodge Charger, Superbird or HEMI ‘Cuda, have we got a deal for you. Okay, there’s really no comparison, but the 2015 Mopar Electric Trikke (48V) is totally cool and fun to ride, while also serving to provide the rider some exercise and the ability to do execute musclecar style burnouts, but with the front wheel, rather than the rear.

The Trikke Pon-e 48v Electric Scooter I spent over a year reviewing the the Trikke Pon-E 48v Electric Scooter. It is by far one of the best recreational/exercise devices I’ve played with in a long time.

The Trikke Pon-e is a stable 3 wheeled light electric vehicle (LEV) that can lean (carve) into corners and contour to varied terrain with ease. It has an upright riding position and it is very easy to get on and go.

It is also foldable and portable which makes it useful for commuting on mass transit or taking it in your car for a recreational ride in the country.

School resource officer foot patrols on the sprawling campus of Acadiana High School are a little easier with a new, three-wheeled vehicle called a Trikke. The Trikke is a compact vehicle, similar to an oversized electric, upright scooter but with three wheels rather than two and two, long foot boards for an officer to stand on as he rides the vehicle.

The Trikke Pon-e appears as a contender in the non-conventional Transportation Appliances, by virtue of a unique riding position and its remarkably low weight of just 17 kg. The lightest of the Pon-e range has a limited range of just 10 miles and a top speed of 13 mph, but the slightly heavier 20.5 kg Pon-e 48V has a top speed of 16 mph and a range of 24 miles (38 km) which makes it viable for a lot of things.

One of the products I found this year has absolutely nothing to do with run-ning a law office. In fact, it has no direct connection to running any kind of an office. When I looked at it, I thought it interesting.

If you live in the city or suburbs and are looking for a vehicle that you could ride to work and have fun doing it, then you may want to take a look at the Trikke. As the word indicates the Trikke is a three-wheeled electric vehicle. Because it has three wheels it is very stable and easy to ride. You simply turn the throttle and go.

Trikke is a company that produces personal mobility products for “active riding”. Its products are somewhat similar to Segway’s products. The company itself became well-known a decade ago, after being featured on the cover of TIME magazine. In the last decade, it has innovated the Sikki, meant for riding on snow and the Tribred, an electric powered version.

I suppose that the Segway industry really has yet to take off, but I like the idea of personal mobility. I suppose I would have to group the Trikke with Segway-style products, but the Trikke has three wheels and not two self-balancing ones.

I got a chance to ride a Trikke at CES 2012, and I found that it was about as difficult to learn as a self-balancing motorcycle. At first, I was a little hesitant to make any sharp turns, but I found that with a little practice, the Trikke is highly maneuverable.

When I saw the Trikke, my eyes lit up like a little kid. I’ve been looking for an electric vehicle for tooling around the neighborhood and I think I’ve found it. The Trikke is a collapsible battery-powered trike that is simply amazing to look at.

I admit, I am totally fascinated by the trend of mashing up bikes with unrelated exercise equipment. I thought the Elliptigo was cool (and the only one I could see someone using in public) until I learned about the Trikke.

What’s the Trikke, you ask? It is an electric vehicle that looks sort of like skis on wheels with handlebars.

Way back in 2009 (how the Internet years fly) we introduced you to Trikke Tech and its unique take on the electric vehicle known as the three-wheeled Pon-e. The company fell off our radar until CES 2012, where it said it would be showing at the large consumer electronics event the Pon-e Lite, described as a leaner, more affordable version of its EV.

Whether you’re into training or just blasting around, the Trikke Tribred is a fun, super smooth way to travel 6 to 10 miles at 9 to 13 MPH. The 36v Lite weighs just 38 pounds — incuding the battery. And its frame folds down so that two can fit in the trunk of a Prius. But based on how cool (not to mention green) it is to ride, you’ll want to minimize the amount of time you’re transporting it without actually being on it.